Penda
#24,881 most common girls' name of all time · #40,367 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1975–2025
Rank among girls
#24,881
Rank overall
#40,367 of 105,966
First appeared
1975
Years on the list
16 of 146
All-time
101
Since 2016
40
Peak year
2008 #11,871
Best rank
#7,153 1975
Girls
Boys
peak 9/yr
Penda first appears in 1975. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,405 |
| 2022 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,982 |
| 2021 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,439 |
| 2018 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,232 |
| 2017 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,055 |
| 2016 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,111 |
| 2009 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,960 |
| 2008 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,871 |
| 2007 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,282 |
| 2006 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,847 |
| 2005 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,043 |
| 2002 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,630 |
| 2000 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,721 |
| 1999 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,261 |
| 1998 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,857 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,153 |